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P. KAUFMAN; Feeding-Elevators for Corn-Shellers.

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PETER KAUFMAN, OF HUDSON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT lN FEEDING-ELEVATORS FOR CORN-SHELLERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 141,717, dated August 12, 1873 application filed April 5, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER KAUFMAN, of Hudson, in the county of McLean and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usful Improvement in Chain-Elevators for Corn-Shellers, of which the following is a specification:

The invention relates to endless chains for elevating corn, and analogous purposes; and consists in a novel construction of a link therefor, whereby a cheap and efficient metallic chain may be easily formed, as hereinafter described.

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved chainelevat-or applied. Fig. 2 is a side view of the chain. Fig. 3 is a cross-section.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

In using the common hand corn-sheller the ears of corn have to be dropped into the machine by hand, one at a time. A strong man may turn the machine and also drop in the ears, but ordinarily two persons are required -one to turn and one to drop the ears. a slow and tedious operation at best, but such machines are extensively used among small farmers and those raising small crops of corn.

To dispense with a second hand or feeder for these machines is the object of this invention; and it consists in an elevating-chain, constructed as described, and applied substantially as seen in Fig. 1.

A represents the machine. B is the elevator. O is the box or crib in which the ears of corn to be shelled are placed. The chain is composed of wire-links D and plate-links E,

n; is I connected together as seen in the drawing. A portion of the plate'links are made elevating-links, F, one end of the plate of which this link is formed being turned outward at right angles and divided and spread, as seen in Fig. 3. G G are the pulleys-one attached to the machine and the other to the box 0, the former being revolved by the motion of the machine, as indicated in the drawing, which carries the elevator. H represents the forks of the elevating-links.

It will be seen that, as the belt is revolved, the ears of corn will be-picked up, one by one, and carried to the hopper I of the machine.

Instead of operating the machine by hand, it may be frequently convenient to run it by means of a belt from a line-shaft on a pulley instead of having a crank on the .machine. By this meahs the corn-sheller is rendered selffeeding, and time and labor are saved. When the corn-sheller is driven by steam or similar power a number of these belts may be used, the machine being made correspondingly large. Having thus described my. invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A'link for endless elevator-chains made of a single metallic plate, E, turned outward to form the fork H H, as and for the purpose described.

' PETER KAUFMAN.

Witnesses:

CHRISTIAN Row, J r., REUBEN L. DAVIS. 

